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Orike Ben Didi, PhD was born in Ogbogu Town in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. He is a realist poet and writes more from the heart. His imagery and diction are taken from elements of his African world. more »
Orike Didi Poems
the triangle-
canons;
clowns
and all... more »
Like roots we dug deep, like roots
We dug into the depth of her soul.
Her flesh had quaked with fever in a long drawn battle with herbs,
Her stride slowed like the coming pain of her children,... more »
Let it be today
That I am one with the trees.
I commune with the earth, rooted... more »
and
preachermen
politicians
prostitutes,... more »
If I must fight a battle
it must be one I should were accolades
from the mind of the wounded.... more »
The sin of yesterday
has become the evil of today,
the drummers of yore
are still the dancers of now,... more »
an egyptian king arises,
his foot becomes the metre;
statues, statuettes fall
shadows bend into oblivion.... more »
Comments about Orike Didi
Images 37
the triangle-
canons;
clowns
and all
on roll call,
the fourth angle
of the triangle-
the poet
and poetry,
a silent shout across ranges
or a regenerative helix?
The poems are incisive and the imagery deep. It is equally political.